Chicken with Quick Mole SauceBy Jill PlaceMole, a signature sauce in Mexican cooking, is made lower-calorie and even food-sensitive with this knockout recipe from Eating Well magazine.
I just LOVE cooking with herbs (the leaves of the plant) and spices (the roots, bark, and seeds, or essentially any part of the plant that isn't a leaf) as many of them have been used for healing for eons. And wellness gurus now tout their benefits for healing leaky gut.Paleo Chocolate No-Bake “Cheesecake”By Jill PlaceThis recipe is almost verbatim from Kelsey Ale's cookbook, Paleo Sweets, and is dairy- and gluten-free. I took it to my Qigong teacher's farewell practice (Boo Hoo ... she's moving to Portland) in the park near the Rose Bowl (yes, I live near there!). It was devoured! Can you guess what the filling is (besides the tons of chocolate)? Bet you can't ...Slow Cooker Pork RoastBy Jill PlaceI love, love LOVE Chinese barbecued pork. I will drive 30 miles for really good stuff at a restaurant. I love it so much I even make it myself. But it's a bit of a hassle, a tad drippy, ad I have to scrub my roasting rack of sticky goo afterwards. YUCK! So I was beyond happy when I found this simple recipe using my favorite kitchen utensil ... the crock pot. Dairy Free Cream of Chicken Soup MixBy Jill PlaceMissing cream soup? This gut-healing soup mix is gluten- and dairy-free and leaning on Paleo. Just add water and your own ingredients and eat it up FOR REAL! Makes great gravy too!Steak and Black Bean BurritosBy Jill PlaceSteak and Black Bean Burritos is my take on a September 2018 Better Homes and Gardens recipe ... with the Refried Black Beans (see here) made previously and this incredibly easy pan-fried spice-rubbed steak.Refried Black BeansBy Jill PlaceI LOVE black beans … especially refried black beans. And I know they’re not traditional Mexican … but they taste a lot more earthy and flavorful than their pinto bean counterparts.
And rather than grabbing yet another can at Whole Foods, I decided this time to make my own beans from dried. They're obviously a bit more labor-intensive, but worth every bit of prep.